This is the little animation I've been working on for the last couple of weeks. I did this one as a kind of "signature" I could put in front of other animations I (plan to) do, plus it's been an exercise in keyframing subtle movements. I used Carrara and the DAZ Mill Big Cat for the animation (plus some props I modeled myself). The text reveal and compositing was done in After Effects.

"Captain Jack" logo on YouTube

As a side note, the nickname pre-dates POTC by many years, something I picked up in high school. I've just always loved (the romanticized version of) pirates, starting with RLS. Also, I love tigers; I'm pretty sure there's a tiger in my ancestry, somewhere.